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...schools? Where are the housing experts with ideas about how low-income, workforce, and Harvard-affiliate housing can be symbiotically integrated? Where are the members of the Harvard community who fiercely believe in justice, equality, and corporate responsibility? Where are the negotiators who seek innovative ways to achieve mutual gain and write best-selling books advocating “win-win” collaboration? Where are the people who say “Yes we can” when they look squarely at the challenges we face in today’s society...
...Still, for students already enrolled at Cal State - or for those lucky enough to gain admission under the tougher standards - the crackdown could ensure the quality of their education. The cap should prevent classes from getting so big that there's not enough, say, lab equipment or academic advising. It will also increase the likelihood that students will be able to get a spot in each of the classes they need to take in order to graduate, thereby saving many students from a costly fifth (or sixth) year...
...Tirawatana continued to stoke antigovernment ire. "This is all because of one man, Thaksin Shinawatra," he said, as a yellow-hued sea of protesters armed with plastic hand-clappers milled around near him. "[Thaksin is] a selfish criminal who is willing to destroy the country for his own personal gain. I'm really worried that violence will increase and the country will be in a civil war." Then, in a marked change of tone, Puchong apologized for the siege that had stranded thousands of tourists in an airport whose Thai name, Suvarnabhumi, or "golden land," seemed particularly inappropriate at that...
...this global environmental solution. In addition, much of East Africa has a suitable climate for jatropha and sugarcane, crops that produce bio-diesel and ethanol. And the good news continues for Africa, because with foreign investment comes capital and the opportunity for job creation and poverty reduction. Farmers may gain access to credit and better technology for their own production, while Tanzania gains political leverage as a global energy supplier...
After the presentation, Heather Gain, the event coordinator at the Harvard Book Store, said she felt the event was “wonderful and unusual,” in that it “brought the photographer with her words...